Cocoa farmers are looking for a trust fund to help them increase production.

The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has urged the Federal Government to create a development fund to increase cocoa production from 250,000 metric tonnes (MT) to 500,000 MT over the next five years. CFAN highlighted challenges affecting the sector in a communiqué issued at the conclusion of the recent National Cocoa Summit, such as […]

FG teaches Abia youths about the cassava value chain.

The Federal Government has begun training and empowering smallholder farmers in Abia State in cassava value chain production. The training, which included women and youths from Omoba in the state’s Isialangwa North Local GoveThe training, which included women and youths from Omoba in the state’s Isialangwa North Local Government Area, was held at the Federal […]

Osinbajo has launched Nigeria’s COVID Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus initiative, which is worth $750 million.

On Thursday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo announced the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Program. As part of the federal government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis, the program is being implemented with a N750 million loan from the World Bank. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo announced the funds before the National Economic Council NEC […]

TREE-PLANTING FARM TO EMPOWER RURAL HOUSEHOLDS

Green Sahara Farms has started planting economically beneficial trees in four different states. As part of its Green Tree Thrift scheme, the farm has begun providing 300 nursery Cashew Avocado and Gum Arabic trees to each household in the beneficiary states, from which they can earn a minimum of N3 million annually beginning in the […]

7,000 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ARTISTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE COVID-19 INTERVENTION GRANT

In Ogun State, the Federal Government’s COVID-19 intervention fund has enlisted the help of nearly 7,000 small-scale business owners and craftsmen. According to ‘Tunde Adebiyi, the Coordinator of Ogun State Coordinating Units (Ogun SOCU), the beneficiaries will receive N5,000 apiece for six months to supplement their income at https://guardian.ng/business-services/7000-sme-owners-artisans-captured-for-covid-19-intervention-fund/   There is a need to […]

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